Kinds of Sentences 1. Declarative- I love having fun with my friends. 2. Interrogative- Why did you draw on your hand? 3. Imperative- Go take out the trash. 4. Exclamatory- Bob took my pencil! Run-on Sentences Use a semicolon- Alyssa bought chocolate and a Pillow Pet; Shannon bought a teddy bear and gum. Use a comma- Joe went to the mall, but Sally stayed home. Use a period- Mia ate breakfast. She ate eggs and orange juice. A Subordinating Conjuction- I don't play volleyball well because I'm sensitive.
Sentence Structure
Simple- Some students like to study for a test. Compound- Alexandria went to the mall, but Anthony stayed home. Complex- The teacher returned the homework after she noticed the error. Complex/Compound- The house which Abraham Lincoln was born in is still standing.
Figurative Language
Simile- Keila runs like a cheetah.
Hyperbole- I'm so tired, I could sleep for 10 years!
Onomatopoeia- Splash! Alexa jumped in the pool.
Metaphor- Mason is a cheetah during P.E.
Alliteration- Peter painted the perfect pink panda.
Personification- The sun smiles down on the Earth.
Kinds of Sentences
1. Declarative- I love having fun with my friends.
2. Interrogative- Why did you draw on your hand?
3. Imperative- Go take out the trash.
4. Exclamatory- Bob took my pencil!
Run-on Sentences
Use a semicolon- Alyssa bought chocolate and a Pillow Pet; Shannon bought a teddy bear and gum.
Use a comma- Joe went to the mall, but Sally stayed home.
Use a period- Mia ate breakfast. She ate eggs and orange juice.
A Subordinating Conjuction- I don't play volleyball well because I'm sensitive.
Sentence Structure
Simple- Some students like to study for a test.
Compound- Alexandria went to the mall, but Anthony stayed home.
Complex- The teacher returned the homework after she noticed the error.
Complex/Compound- The house which Abraham Lincoln was born in is still standing.
Figurative Language
Simile- Keila runs like a cheetah.
Hyperbole- I'm so tired, I could sleep for 10 years!
Onomatopoeia- Splash! Alexa jumped in the pool.
Metaphor- Mason is a cheetah during P.E.
Alliteration- Peter painted the perfect pink panda.
Personification- The sun smiles down on the Earth.
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